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Ten Super Deluxe Presale is Bullshit!

flyinwhole313flyinwhole313 Posts: 1,651
edited December 2008 in The Porch
Honestly, I bought one. I am just as excited as everyone else about it, but the timing of this is ridiculous. I mean, this item arrives in the PJ.com Store within hours of the OFFICIAL declaration of our Country being in a "recession". WTF? Did PJ not make enough money during their touring projects this year? It is not shipping until the end of MARCH! that is about 1/3 of a year from now...Was it really necessary to slug another buck forty out of all of us loyal fans at this time of year??? I hope all of you that managed to come up with this $140, can manage to donate 10% of that sum to someone in need at this time of the year.

Sorry for my rant, I am getting tired of hearing bad news from friends and family about jobs, health, etc. It has been a shitty couple of weeks (though I received a promotion personally-hooray), and as much as I LOVE all things PJ, I am seeing stress all around me, and I am just not "HAPPY" about this purchase at the moment. I would have rather helped out a friend with that money.
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  • azwyldcatsazwyldcats Posts: 708
    Your CC isn't charged until it ships. I think.
    And I'm not living this life without you, I'm selfish and clear
    And you're not leaving here without me, I don't wanna be without
    My best... friend. Wake up, to see you could have it all
  • arqarq Posts: 8,023
    azwyldcats wrote:
    Your CC isn't charged until it ships. I think.


    It's charged the same day you make the order, not later.
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  • flyinwhole313flyinwhole313 Posts: 1,651
    This is from the listing in the Store...
    Pre-order the Super DeLuxe edition here. Ships on or before March 24,2009. DVD is NTSC REGION 0. CREDIT CARDS WILL BE CHARGED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. Free U.S. shipping, $30/Can, $50/Intl. Random sets signed by PJ.
  • YieldToNothingYieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    you're an idiot for buying it and then complaining about it. if it really bothered you, you didn't need to drop the $$.
    i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
  • Lennon_CobainLennon_Cobain Posts: 704
    I also do not understand why there was such a rush to offer a presale on this item considering that it won't be released for 3 months. Business is business, I guess. I'm sure many people jumped on the presale because they didn't want to miss out on the item, but I think it could have waited until late-January in my opinion.
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  • given2fly23given2fly23 Posts: 5,902
    (a) cancel your order.

    (b) if spending money is going to keep you up at night, you can't afford it.
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  • DM191063DM191063 Posts: 2
    the long presale could be just so you had time to save up the cash.
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 92,115
    love this talk. either you like it, or you don't like it. why bitch about it?

    either you like pearl jam, or you don't like pearl jam.
    why post .. "sweet, i bought the box set. now let me rant about the cost!"
    huh?

    know it's friday but come on. i didn't bitch about buying that 10 pound bag of robin hood flour at sobeys this afternoon, where i could of saved 3 bucks at superstore (hearing the ad over the radio). could of returned it, but i'm so fucking tired from work. should i start a thread on that? hell no!
  • SpencerSpencer Posts: 867
    If you don't want it or can't afford it, don't buy it. Simple.
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 92,115
    Spencer wrote:
    If you don't want it or can't afford it, don't buy it. Simple.

    what Spencer said. that crazy bad ass mutha ...

    lol. sup man! :)
  • azwyldcatsazwyldcats Posts: 708
    I would have rather helped out a friend with that money.

    But you didn't and you spent it on PJ.
    And I'm not living this life without you, I'm selfish and clear
    And you're not leaving here without me, I don't wanna be without
    My best... friend. Wake up, to see you could have it all
  • azwyldcatsazwyldcats Posts: 708
    And I'm not living this life without you, I'm selfish and clear
    And you're not leaving here without me, I don't wanna be without
    My best... friend. Wake up, to see you could have it all
  • youngsteryoungster Posts: 6,576
    That' why I have a fund put away for things like this and concert tickets. That way when the time comes I don't have to scrape together money to pay for it.
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  • Mrs_Vedder78Mrs_Vedder78 Posts: 431
    I have a PJ fund as well, usually save money throughout the year in case they drop new merch or announce a surprise show somewhere I have to fly to.
  • flyinwhole313flyinwhole313 Posts: 1,651
    Spencer wrote:
    If you don't want it or can't afford it, don't buy it. Simple.

    Are you an idiot? My point was not that I don't have the money, it was that the timing is pretty ridiculous. I guess you still live with Mom and Dad?
  • flyinwhole313flyinwhole313 Posts: 1,651
    non-entity wrote:
    (a) cancel your order.

    (b) if spending money is going to keep you up at night, you can't afford it.

    Can you read? I wasn't talking about ME not having the money! Why don't all you douche bags with a stupid comment spend a half hour helping the Red Cross with your local Homeless Shelter, it is a pretty sad thing this presale couldnt wait a month considering the status of the economy and time of year. This is an item that 90% of the buyers are buying for themselves, not as a gift for others...
  • MB196779MB196779 Posts: 3
    I am just wondering if the randomly signed sets will have anything to do with who orders earlier in the pre-sale.

    Mary Jane
  • Vedder_Girl77Vedder_Girl77 Posts: 4,335
    MB196779 wrote:
    I am just wondering if the randomly signed sets will have anything to do with who orders earlier in the pre-sale.

    Mary Jane

    I hope so...I ordered mine the same day the pre-sale started only because I am hoping to get an autographed one...otherwise I would have waited...
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  • Mrs_Vedder78Mrs_Vedder78 Posts: 431
    flyinwhole313 wrote:
    non-entity wrote:
    (a) cancel your order.

    (b) if spending money is going to keep you up at night, you can't afford it.

    Can you read? I wasn't talking about ME not having the money! Why don't all you douche bags with a stupid comment spend a half hour helping the Red Cross with your local Homeless Shelter, it is a pretty sad thing this presale couldnt wait a month considering the status of the economy and time of year. This is an item that 90% of the buyers are buying for themselves, not as a gift for others...


    What on earth is your problem man....?
    We get it! You have money and you bought yourself one! Good for you!
    the economy is shitty and everyone knows that buying this is each individual's choice, and if they can't afford it then they shouldn't scrape from here and there to get it and even if they do it's not your business, worry about your own money.
    What's the difference in between doing the pre-sale now or on January? The economy is going be better next month? I don't think so.
    The pre-sale is still going on and whoever wants to wait until after Xmas they can do so, those who don't want to wait then it's their choice, your argument that the economy is bad for many people and 10C shouldn't have released this now makes no sense!!!
    I guess businesses shouldn't release any products until everyone in every country is doing great financially then....GEESH!
  • Mrs_Vedder78Mrs_Vedder78 Posts: 431
    flyinwhole313 wrote:
    Honestly, I bought one. I am just as excited as everyone else about it, but the timing of this is ridiculous. I mean, this item arrives in the PJ.com Store within hours of the OFFICIAL declaration of our Country being in a "recession". WTF? Did PJ not make enough money during their touring projects this year? It is not shipping until the end of MARCH! that is about 1/3 of a year from now...Was it really necessary to slug another buck forty out of all of us loyal fans at this time of year??? I hope all of you that managed to come up with this $140, can manage to donate 10% of that sum to someone in need at this time of the year.

    Sorry for my rant, I am getting tired of hearing bad news from friends and family about jobs, health, etc. It has been a shitty couple of weeks (though I received a promotion personally-hooray), and as much as I LOVE all things PJ, I am seeing stress all around me, and I am just not "HAPPY" about this purchase at the moment. I would have rather helped out a friend with that money.


    and I'm sure the 10C will gladly refund your money and cancel your order, that way you can help your family and friends and give them the money you spent on this Box Set, problem solved.
    But are you really going to cancel the order so that you can use your money to help a friend like you said you would have preffered? I don't believe it.
  • youngsteryoungster Posts: 6,576
    What on earth is your problem man....?
    We get it! You have money and you bought yourself one! Good for you!
    the economy is shitty and everyone knows that buying this is each individual's choice, and if they can't afford it then they shouldn't scrape from here and there to get it and even if they do it's not your business, worry about your own money.
    What's the difference in between doing the pre-sale now or on January? The economy is going be better next month? I don't think so.
    The pre-sale is still going on and whoever wants to wait until after Xmas they can do so, those who don't want to wait then it's their choice, your argument that the economy is bad for many people and 10C shouldn't have released this now makes no sense!!!
    I guess businesses shouldn't release any products until everyone in every country is doing great financially then....GEESH! [/quote]

    Good point Mrs. V.
    It's also good to note that no one has to pre order it as it will be released NATIONALLY (aka everywhere in the US) on March 24. This is not a limited item so if the funds aren't there now or in Jan, or in Feb it will be available in March. Some rumors are going around that this pre-sale for the Super Deluxe Set is only available through 10C, yet there was an early link on Amazon and it is currently available for pre-sale from other online merchants for about $200. The only advantage to ordering it through 10C is a chance for it to be autographed.
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  • phillyfan.phillyfan. Posts: 36
    Mrs_Vedder78 wrote:
    flyinwhole313 wrote:
    Honestly, I bought one. I am just as excited as everyone else about it, but the timing of this is ridiculous. I mean, this item arrives in the PJ.com Store within hours of the OFFICIAL declaration of our Country being in a "recession". WTF? Did PJ not make enough money during their touring projects this year? It is not shipping until the end of MARCH! that is about 1/3 of a year from now...Was it really necessary to slug another buck forty out of all of us loyal fans at this time of year??? I hope all of you that managed to come up with this $140, can manage to donate 10% of that sum to someone in need at this time of the year.

    Sorry for my rant, I am getting tired of hearing bad news from friends and family about jobs, health, etc. It has been a shitty couple of weeks (though I received a promotion personally-hooray), and as much as I LOVE all things PJ, I am seeing stress all around me, and I am just not "HAPPY" about this purchase at the moment. I would have rather helped out a friend with that money.


    and I'm sure the 10C will gladly refund your money and cancel your order, that way you can help your family and friends and give them the money you spent on this Box Set, problem solved.
    But are you really going to cancel the order so that you can use your money to help a friend like you said you would have preffered? I don't believe it.
    GOOD ONE!!
  • Mrs_Vedder78Mrs_Vedder78 Posts: 431
    cropduster82 wrote:
    What on earth is your problem man....?
    We get it! You have money and you bought yourself one! Good for you!
    the economy is shitty and everyone knows that buying this is each individual's choice, and if they can't afford it then they shouldn't scrape from here and there to get it and even if they do it's not your business, worry about your own money.
    What's the difference in between doing the pre-sale now or on January? The economy is going be better next month? I don't think so.
    The pre-sale is still going on and whoever wants to wait until after Xmas they can do so, those who don't want to wait then it's their choice, your argument that the economy is bad for many people and 10C shouldn't have released this now makes no sense!!!
    I guess businesses shouldn't release any products until everyone in every country is doing great financially then....GEESH!

    Good point Mrs. V.
    It's also good to note that no one has to pre order it as it will be released NATIONALLY (aka everywhere in the US) on March 24. This is not a limited item so if the funds aren't there now or in Jan, or in Feb it will be available in March. Some rumors are going around that this pre-sale for the Super Deluxe Set is only available through 10C, yet there was an early link on Amazon and it is currently available for pre-sale from other online merchants for about $200. The only advantage to ordering it through 10C is a chance for it to be autographed.
    [/quote]

    I agree, I think there is nothing that supports the rumors that this Box set will be available only through the 10C, the announcement would have said so, that this was a 10C exclusive item and it didn't so there is no reason to believe this Box Set will not be released on March 24th with the other options as well.
    I just don't understand the bitchin' I would totally understand the bitchin' if this was a limited offer, or if they had not offered much cheaper options as well, but that isn't the case, this isn't a limited offer and there are other options for those people that would much rather spend less and use their money on something else.
  • Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,592
    Lamest thread ever.

    I think the presale is to get an idea of how many people want it, therefore, how many they should make.

    Jeez, what a waste of energy.
    Turn this anger into
    Nuclear fission
  • UmbertotambaUmbertotamba Posts: 1,384
    Items only have what power you give them!!!!! Simply don't buy it or whine about it if youdon't like the price!!!! The presale outside of 10Club is $200 + S&H without the chance of recieving a signed one!!!

    You will also have an option to buy whichever version you want if any that are much lower. I am personally tired of hearing people bitch about the price of this constantly....Just don't buy one and move on.... Yes times are tight.....Yes it is right before the holiday season....but everyone has a choice.
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  • whoYouAre21whoYouAre21 Posts: 10
    The box set is a luxury. Let's keep that in mind as we freak out about the price. PJ did a pretty good job of making the album accessible to people no matter their economic situation, what with all of the different versions. Let's also keep in mind that, though some people may not want to believe it, the band puts out albums and merchandise because it's their job. Should we next ask them to stop touring? Because let's face it, concerts are a luxury as well. I don't think it makes too much sense to ask the band to stop doing their job just because we are in tough economic times.
  • regalturboregalturbo Posts: 299
    whoYouAre21 wrote:
    The box set is a luxury. Let's keep that in mind as we freak out about the price. PJ did a pretty good job of making the album accessible to people no matter their economic situation, what with all of the different versions. Let's also keep in mind that, though some people may not want to believe it, the band puts out albums and merchandise because it's their job. Should we next ask them to stop touring? Because let's face it, concerts are a luxury as well. I don't think it makes too much sense to ask the band to stop doing their job just because we are in tough economic times.

    END THREAD
  • F5F5 Posts: 791
    flyinwhole313 wrote:
    Honestly, I bought one. I am just as excited as everyone else about it, but the timing of this is ridiculous. I mean, this item arrives in the PJ.com Store within hours of the OFFICIAL declaration of our Country being in a "recession". WTF? Did PJ not make enough money during their touring projects this year? It is not shipping until the end of MARCH! that is about 1/3 of a year from now...Was it really necessary to slug another buck forty out of all of us loyal fans at this time of year??? I hope all of you that managed to come up with this $140, can manage to donate 10% of that sum to someone in need at this time of the year.

    Sorry for my rant, I am getting tired of hearing bad news from friends and family about jobs, health, etc. It has been a shitty couple of weeks (though I received a promotion personally-hooray), and as much as I LOVE all things PJ, I am seeing stress all around me, and I am just not "HAPPY" about this purchase at the moment. I would have rather helped out a friend with that money.

    Look moron nobody held a gun to your head and said you had to buy it.
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    not really sure what the point of this thread is... but to say 10C shouldve held off til later with this presale makes alot of assumptions about how the 10C plans on using these next 3-4 months... maybe it takes that much time to get all this stuff properly together and SIGNED by the band... im sure theres alot more to it than we understand

    as far as the economy... like others have already said its not gonna miraculously get better next month so theres no point in delaying the presale for that reason... i think the people that would've bought this package 8 years ago in better economic times will find the $ to buy it now if they really want it... $140's not a huge amount in the grand scheme of things... though i guess im too privilaged and free of responsibility to really say
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Pearl Jam might as well stop touring because of the economy.....sarcasm.
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